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To: Tim Luke who wrote (1495)	5/9/2001 1:29:55 AM
From: Dr.MensaWannabe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5315

There is one thing I must know from you. Did your conversation last for more than one hour? If so, did she bust your chops at least twice? She won't give me details...LOL

To: Tim Luke who wrote (1495)	5/9/2001 12:17:26 PM
From: Jenna	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 5315

Posters, you have recourse to protect against the hoodlums in cyberspace who want to remain clothed in a veil of anonymity and protect their PRIVACY yet can vilify, slander and invade other's privacy because well... because THEY THINK THEY CAN and they like the excitement. But they can't.. and they won't. We are looking into precedents and law suits that have uncovered and penalized perpetrators and quite thoroughly.. WE will keep you apprised of ongoing REAL lawsuits. We won't post "IN ANTICIPATION" like some other losers, but ONLY when actual progress is gained. There is an increasing amount of posters who want to see this outrage put to a stop.. and if you are one of them, by all means get in touch with us. STALKING LAWS EXTENDED TO CYBERSPACE.. by The Associated Press OLYMPIA - A bill that criminalizes harassing or stalking a person via e-mail or other forms of computer communication was signed into law yesterday by Gov. Gary Locke. House Bill 1011, which passed unanimously in both the House and Senate, does not create any new cyberspace laws. But it clarifies that existing laws against harassment and stalking include using communication by e-mail and the Internet. "If phone calls, notes and regular mail can be frightening, intimidating or threatening, e-mail certainly can be," said Rep. Pat Scott, D-Everett, who first introduced the bill last session, when it passed the House but did not receive a hearing on the Senate floor. The new law also authorizes people to obtain a protection order if they are harassed or stalked by e-mail, repeatedly receiving messages that alarm, annoy or are detrimental to them. Under the new law, stalking and harassment by e-mail become gross misdemeanors with a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $5,000 fine. Offenders who violate a no-contact order or make death threats could be punished with up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Cyberstalkers also face felony charges if they have prior misdemeanor or felony stalking convictions, are armed with a deadly weapon, or if their victim is a police officer, judge, lawyer, witness, juror or legislator, according to the bill. It was not clear how jurisdictional issues would be resolved in cases where the offender lives in another state. "It'd be up to the prosecutor whether they want to extradite someone from Florida," said Yelm Police Chief Glenn Dunnam, who supported the legislation. The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs lobbied in favor of the bill at a hearing earlier this year. Dunnam added that those who target Washington residents could also be prosecuted in other states. "Or they might shift it to the federal level," he said. In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress amended federal law prohibiting telephone harassment to include "telecommunications devices" and "communications." Offenders face maximum penalties of up to two years imprisonment and a fine. Under the new Washington law, Dunnam said, once a judge determines the crime has been committed, police can use a search warrant requiring Internet service providers, which provide e-mail services to subscribers, to disclose the identity and location of the offender. "I think it's important to send a clear message that (the Internet) is not going to be used to commit crimes without some ramifications to it," he said.